New Cherple Service Connects PCs and Handsets Via SMS

Globaltel Media launched the pre-release version of Cherple, a new mobile app that allows for two-way SMS text communication between PCs and cell phones. The app essentially lets the two sides communicate via threaded text messages, in a manner...

Globaltel Media launched the pre-release version of Cherple, a new mobile app that allows for two-way SMS text communication between PCs and cell phones. The app essentially lets the two sides communicate via threaded text messages, in a manner similar to using an instant messaging app like AIM Mobile on a handset.

The company said in a statement that the pre-release version of
Cherple is currently limited to texting U.S. mobile wireless cellular
phones. Robert Sanchez, president and CEO of Globaltel Media, claims that Cherple is already being used by more than two million people via behind-the-scenes partnerships struck in November.

Wireless subscribers can try the new service by heading to www.cherple.com; registration is "requested but not required." Here's how it works: the user enters a username and a destination phone number into Cherple. Within moments, the site initiates a two-way chat between that online user and the U.S.-based cell phone. Later, the company plans to release the app as a free download for Windows PCs and Macs.